GRE Word List
PHOENIX
a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| stagnant | not flowing in a current or stream |
| inexorable | not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless |
| acclimate | to adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation |
| bucolic | of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral |
| propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| foul | offensive to the senses : loathsome |
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |
| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |